Volunteer to Career: Clinical Lead role description

Clinical Lead - role description

Summary of role

Lead a project that will increase the number of volunteers who have an interest in pursuing a career in health and care after their volunteering experience through; the design and delivery of a project focused on the development of ‘Volunteer to Career’ (VtC) initiative(s) / pathways that meet the identified workforce needs of your organisation and the community that it serves.

Key responsibilities

• Develop a project that improves the patient journey and supports volunteers to consider a career in healthcare.

• To identify, consult and collaborate with organisational stakeholders to ensure the project addresses workforce and other strategic drivers e.g. senior leadership team including the organisation board, HR director etc.

• Partnership working with key stakeholders/ departments e.g. Volunteer Services, HR.

• To design/scope/ plan VtC initiatives e.g. VtC pathways, improving environment & culture of volunteering.

• Develop the methods for measuring both the outcomes and the impact.

• Manage and measure the delivery of the initiatives for a minimum of 12 months.

• To provide evidence based advice and guidance to the project team.

• To provide regular communication and updates to the project team and senior managers.

• To act as a representative for the organisation taking part in external promotional activities as appropriate, and in professional relationships and collaborative working.

• Management and reporting of the project budget forecasted and actual spend.

Where VtC pathways are developed

• To provide leadership to the cohort of volunteers associated with the project and the related clinical staff.

• To provide clinical leadership to members of the volunteer team, this includes

  • Supervision, development and training

  • Being a “hands on” in the development the role of volunteers in a clinical / department setting

  • Take responsibility for the effective organisation and delivery of volunteering support relating to your project.

  • To act as a resource to staff regarding aspects of the project.

  • To ensure presence in clinical areas and spend time working alongside the volunteers and staff as appropriate.

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